If you're running Microsoft's Windows 8 Release Preview on a desktop PC powered by Nvidia graphics, you're in luck: Nvidia has finally released its certified drivers for the forthcoming operating system.

The new Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) drivers for Windows 8 are listed as GeForce 302.82 and are available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Nvidia's Windows 8 drivers support all the features in the new Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) v1.2. The drivers also support the award-winning Nvidia 3D Vision and 3DTV Play products that allow more than 600 games to be played in 3D, in addition to offering support for the viewing of Blu-ray movies and photos in 3D.

"The WHQL certification of R302 drivers highlights the fact that NVIDIA is in lock-step with Microsoft and is fully prepared for Windows 8," writes Chris Daniel, Nvidia's senior product manager for consumer software.